The image shows a clear blue sky backdrop with two modern high-rise buildings in an urban setting. The

1. **Building on the Left:**
   - Features a unique design with a tall structure that has a distinct roof extending backwards.
   - White facade with grid-like window arrangements.
   - Appears to be a taller building with a rectangular shape.

2. **Building on the Right:**
   - Another high-rise with more uniform rows of windows.
   - Slightly shorter than the building on the left.
   - Top of the building has an identifiable logo or element.

There are also some trees in the bottom left corner of the image, providing contrast to the modern architecture. The scene suggests a city environment that could be a financial or business district due to the style and scale of the buildings.

Supervisory Board of DZ BANK

The Supervisory Board of DZ BANK AG advises and monitors the Board of Managing Directors. As a supervisory body, it also deals with all of the Bank's important business strategies in the best interests of the shareholders. In addition to elected representatives of DZ BANK's shareholders, the Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken, the Supervisory Board currently also includes ten employee representatives.

Report of the Supervisory Board

The Report of the Supervisory Board to our shareholders can be found in our current Annual Report.

Chairman and deputy chairman

A man wearing a formal suit with a white shirt and a light-colored tie. There's a white pocket square in his suit jacket pocket.

Henning Deneke-Jöhrens

Chief Executive Officer

Volksbank eG Hildesheim-Lehrte-Pattensen

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Claudia Vives Carrasco
Employee
Union Asset Management Holding AG

Dr. Gerhard Walther
Chief Executive Officer
VR-Bank Mittelfranken Mitte eG

Members

Ute Beese
Branch Manager
DBV Deutscher
Bankangestellen-Verband AG

Dirk Dejewski
Co-Spokesman of the Management Board
VR Bank zwischen den Meeren eG

Deria Gomm
Labor Union Secretary
Employee Participation
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Timm Häberle
Chief Executive Officer
VR-Bank Ludwigsburg eG

Dr. Peter Hanker
Spokesman of the Management Board
Volksbank Mittelhessen eG

Andrea Hartmann
Employee
Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG

Pilar Herrero Lerma
Employee
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank

Josef Hodrus
Spokesman of the Management Board
Volksbank Allgäu-Oberschwaben eG

Marija Kolak
President
Bundesverband der Deutschen
Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken e.V. (BVR)

Sonja Lilienthal
Employee
R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG

Markus Milius
Employee
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-
Genossenschaftsbank

Sascha Monschauer
Chief Executive Officer
VR Bank RheinAhrEifel eG

Dr. Florian Müller
Member of the Management Board
Volksbank Sauerland eG

Elke Müller-Jordan
Chief Executive Officer
Heidenheimer Volksbank eG

Michael Sauer
Customer and Sales Director
R+V Allgemeine Versicherung eG

Dirk Schieweck
Employee
R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG

Stefan Wittmann
Labor Union Secretary
Federal Working Group Banking
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